The rapper said he was told that he was trying to sound like Nas.
Nas is a legendary US rapper who has been in the game since 1994.
Nas dropped his debut albumIllmaticin 1994.
Riky Rick has opened up about his criticism of trying to sound like Nas. Image: @rikyrickworld/InstagramSource: Instagram
It received universal acclaim from both critics and the hip hop community.
It is frequently ranked as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.
Riky said the criticism he received when he was in Los Angeles (LA) was a life-changing one.
The star said that was the most disappointing, heartbreaking feedback he had ever received.
Since then Riky has dropped music that sounds local as possible and it is working for him.
He has dropped slapping tracks such asAmantombazane,Boss ZonkeandSidlukotini.
The song is taken off her recently released albumXola Moya Wami.
The world-renowned musician described Nomcebo’s song as “a beautiful record”.
The song features Master KG himself.
It was released a few days ago but has already garnered more than 600 000 listens on YouTube.
Mzansi social media users have also expressed that the song is a banger.
She replied to him with a sweet post.
Nomcebo wrote: “Thank you Master, you are just an angel sent by God.”
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